Kor Duelist
Creature — Kor Soldier
As long as this creature is equipped, it has double strike. (It deals both first-strike and regular combat damage.)
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Modern Masters 2015
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #20217
Kor Duelist turns any Equipment into a double-strike threat for a single white mana — the ceiling is absurd when you're strapping on a Sword or Skullclamp. The floor is a 1/1 that does nothing without support, so it belongs only in dedicated Equipment shells.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is the correct home for Kor Duelist — Equipment synergy decks like Akiri, Line-Slinger or Syr Gwyn, Hero of Ashvale want every efficient body that rewards suiting up, and a one-mana enabler that punches far above its cost is easy to justify. In Legacy and Vintage it's technically legal but has no competitive footing; dedicated Equipment decks don't exist at those tables, and a 1/1 with a conditional keyword gets outclassed immediately. Modern is the same story — Puresteel Paladin decks want payoffs with more immediate board impact. Kor Duelist is a Commander card through and through.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Kor Duelist is deep bulk — buy a playset for less than a dollar without thinking about it. Bulk rares with narrow applications don't appreciate, so treat it as a pure gameplay pick rather than a hold.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.